Uninstalled Macrium Reflect Free Edition. What is Macrium Image Guardian?


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Autobahn

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I uninstalled Macrium after switching to Hasleo, using Bulk Crap Uninstaller.
I noticed that Macrium Image Guardian was left behind.
Can I uninstall this?

Edit: I've not restarted my laptop yet. Might it disappear after a restart?
 

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Windows 11 Home 25H2
OS
Windows 11 Home 25H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell G5 15
Yes, you can uninstall it if you're through with Macrium's product.

As to what it is... Macrium Image Guardian
 

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At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (in a VM)12th Gen Core i7-1260P64 GB Micron PC4-25600Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (in a VM)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Intel NUC12WSHi7
CPU
12th Gen Core i7-1260P
Motherboard
NUC12WSBi7
Memory
64 GB Micron PC4-25600
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Sound Card
on-board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U3219Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
Crucial MX500 2 TB
Keyboard
CODE 104-Key mechanical with Cherry MX Clears
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Autobahn said:
I uninstalled Macrium after switching to Hasleo, using Bulk Crap Uninstaller.
I noticed that Macrium Image Guardian was left behind.
Can I uninstall this?

Edit: I've not restarted my laptop yet. Might it disappear after a restart?
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It prevents you from deleting a backup image accidentally. So if you have a hard drive connected to your PC that Macrium saved your backups you cannot format it or delete the files while Image Guardian is active.
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 build 26200.8728 / WSL 2 running U...Intel i7-1355U16GBIntel Iris XE
    OS
    Windows 11 build 26200.8728 / WSL 2 running Ubuntu
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 14 5430
    CPU
    Intel i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell 0GMW80
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14", LG 32" Curved Wide screen monitor and LG Ultrawide 26"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz, 1920 x 1080 @ 100Hz and 2560 x 1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVME Gen 4 M.2 SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell KM3322W
    Mouse
    Dell Trackpad or Dell KM3322W
    Internet Speed
    900mb down / 400mb up FTTP
    Browser
    Edge 149.0.4022.80
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Windows 365
    1TB OneDrive
    Outlook Classic
    Visual Studio Code running in WSL
    Python 3.14
    Samsung Magician
    Garmin Express
    Dell TB16 Thunderbolt dock
    WSL
    WEI Score: 8.3

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Core i5 - 1035G48GBIntel Iris Plus
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro 7
    CPU
    Core i5 - 1035G4
    Motherboard
    Microsoft
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface touch
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    PSU
    Microsoft
    Case
    Microsoft Keyboard
    Cooling
    None
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Surface Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Arc Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    900mb / 400mb FTTP
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
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